Author: George Richmond Collis
Title: The Assay Office and the Silver Plate Trade. A Statement of Facts, with Accompanying Observations, in Reference to the Libellous Attacks of the &Apos;Birmingham Journal&Apos;
Description: Birmingham, Thomas Ragg, 1847. Leather. A smartly bound copy of this very scarce essay by George Richmond Collis defending the Birmingham Assay Office. The fifth edition of this vanishingly scarce work.In a signed binding by R. H. Porter.An interesting essay regarding the libellous attacks published in the 'Birmingham Journal' against the Assay Office.The Birmingham Assay Office began in 1773, as the silver industry in the city had been hampered by the legal requirement of items of solid silver to be assayed, being hindered by the fact that the nearest offices were in Chester and London. Thus an Act of Parliament was passed to allow them to open the office in Birmingham.By George Richmond CollisStamp of the Assay Office Library, Birmingham, to the recto to the front endpaper.Label tipped into the gutter of page 18, not affecting text, 'The Guardians of the Standard of Wrought Plate in Birmingham&apos. In a half morocco binding with marbled paper to the boards by R. H. Porter. Externally, smart. A little rubbing to the extremities. Stamp to the recto to the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean with a few light handling marks. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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